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Which Housing Measures Passed in This Election?
Multiple states and localities brought affordable housing measures to the polls in 2025, to varying results.
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Cuomo’s Rent Stabilization Proposal Critically Misrepresents the Policy’s Intention
If we tie rent regulation to income, we lose the policy’s benefits for neighborhoods and their residents.
What Zohran Mamdani’s Primary Win Means for the Tenant Movement
The mayoral candidate made a rent freeze central to his campaign. Here’s how his supporters used in-person campaigning to clinch a victory, and what’s ahead.
How Fast Could the Trump Administration Make HUD, Fair Housing Changes?
The incoming administration’s plans could include taking apart the agency and withdrawing the AFFH rule. What specific changes have been hinted at and how easily might they be accomplished?
Trump Picks Scott Turner to Lead HUD
Turner has recently been focused on education policy, but worked on Opportunity Zones under the first Trump administration.

Who Could Lead HUD Under a Second Trump Administration?
The president-elect’s cabinet picks so far have been controversial, often alarming. What might that mean for housing?
Where Housing Won and Lost in the 2024 Election
Across the U.S., dozens of housing-related ballot measures were up for vote on Nov. 5. Here’s what passed, what was rejected, and what to expect next.
Housing in the Next Election, a Facebook Live Event
We chat with Housing Narrative Lab’s Marisol Bello about the general election and how housing advocates can better tell their stories, no matter the outcome of the election.
Housing on the Ballot
We’ve tracked down almost three dozen housing-related ballot measures that will be up for vote on Nov. 5. With billions at stake, those measures could be a boon—or a bust—for affordable housing efforts across the U.S.
Housing Groups Weigh in on Harris’s and Trump’s Housing Plans
How well do the presidential candidates’ proposals address the growing housing crisis? Housing advocacy groups share their thoughts and criticisms of the plans (or lack thereof).
Where the Harris, Trump Campaigns Stand on Housing
Here’s how each candidate has responded to (or ignored) five key housing issues: low supply, accessible homeownership, tenant protections, rent control, and homelessness.
How Project 2025 Would Dismantle HUD
The Heritage Foundation’s “conservative playbook” isn’t new, but critics say the latest version’s policies and platforms are more discriminatory and dangerous than in the past.

Minneapolis, St. Paul Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Rent Stabilization
Despite an all-out effort by the housing industry to stop them, two rent stabilization initiatives were given the green light following this month’s vote.
